Ted Williams
Birthday: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, California, USA
Birth Name: Teddy Samuel Williams
Height: 193 cm
Theodore Samuel Williams was born in San Diego, California, on August 30, 1918. He signed a contract at the age of 18 in 1936 with the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He was assigned to their farm team ...Show More
I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the la Show more
I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400. Hide
When somebody says nice things about me, it goes in one ear and out the other. But I remember the cr Show more
When somebody says nice things about me, it goes in one ear and out the other. But I remember the criticism the longest. I hate criticism. Hide
I used to hit tennis balls, old baseballs, balls made of rags - anything. I didn't think I'd be a pa Show more
I used to hit tennis balls, old baseballs, balls made of rags - anything. I didn't think I'd be a particularly good hitter. I just liked to do it. - on practicing hitting while growing up Hide
A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There Show more
A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.' Hide
People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success. The Show more
People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice. Hide
Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.
Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.
If I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
If I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve Show more
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game. Hide
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be conside Show more
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. Hide
If there was ever a man born to be a hitter, it was me.
If there was ever a man born to be a hitter, it was me.
A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as t Show more
A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, 'Geez, does that guy look good!' Hide
DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers an Show more
DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country. Hide
There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad Show more
There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher. Hide
By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel. Not just to be as good as someone else but to b Show more
Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel. Not just to be as good as someone else but to be better. That is the nature of man and the name of the game. Hide
At Fenway, I remember him hitting this long, long homer over the Wall into the teeth of a gale, and Show more
At Fenway, I remember him hitting this long, long homer over the Wall into the teeth of a gale, and I remember looking at all those muscles as he trotted around the base and shaking that huge hand of his as he crossed the plate - and feeling almost weak. I was a skinny guy anyway, and I felt weak in comparison to Jimmie Foxx. Hide
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